Conference napalm::guitar

    I liked the kubricki necks but I heard aren't making them anymore.....
    Friend of mine replaced  his schecter neck with one and wow it's
    real nice (much better than the schecter), it's the only neck that
    feels like the one on my strat....
    
    dave
    
    PS: My strat has a neck believed to have been made by phil kubricki
    when he woked for fender, supposidly they are easy to tell as they are
    thinner than a standard strat neck, I heard that fender fired him
    because he wouldn't build them to their spec (this may just be a
    rumor). I have never played another strat that feels like mine, all the
    others have these wierd fat necks..... 

    necks are very much the critical part of the guitar in that if you've
    got a duff neck you'll never get a good sound out of the guitar.
    It all really depends on personal preference,whether you want an
    ornate neck or something plain. 
    It might be worth your while determining what profile you prefer
    on a neck and fingerboard before you start.
    Regards
    Jeff Jansen  P&T  @ F1/10 SBP UK 
    

    
    	Is it possible to add a 22nd fret on a Strat?
    	My band now does the song "Bad Love" by Eric Clapton &
    	for his solo I need that extra fret. Right now I use my
    	Les Paul for the song, but I know that Eric is a Strat-man
    	& I want to get the right sound for the song.
    
    					Steve
    
    	p.s. I cant transpose it down a half step cuz of the guitar
    	     lick just before the solo & other parts of the song were
    	     the low octave E is needed.

                        
    You're joking right ? add an extra fret to a guitar for the sake
    of one solo ?                   
                                    
    Besides, if they solo was played using a 22nd fret, then Clapton
    couldn't have plaed it on a Strat - he probably played it originally
    on a Paul, or tuned his axe up a half step just for the solo.
                        
    Ever think of that ?

    New strats have 22 frets but the Clapton model still uses the 21
    fret neck.  Maybe it sounds like the 22 fret because of the on board
    electronics on the Clapton model strat.  I tried one and you can
    get some really different sounds out of this guitar but I don't
    think they are worth a $1000.
    
    
    Don

    I'm not familiar with the solo but maybe you could bend 1/2 step
    on the 21st fret? This seems to be a popular way of doing such things
    but then again what the hell do I know??
    -just bass Bill

I have an article at my desk about the Clapton model Strats. A quote from 
Mark Wittenberg (from Fender's Artist Relation Dept.):

"Originally, the prototype had the truss rod adjustment at the butt of the 
neck, but eventually a 22nd fret was added and the adjustment was moved to the 
headstock."

Also there is a photo, and it clearly shows a 22nd fret......

Actually, when I get a minute I may type in some more details - they did some 
pretty interesting things with the knobs and stuff.....

Alan S.

    The picture I have shows 21 frets but it also has a small micro
    switch between the two tone pots. It also has the truss rod adjustment
    under the pickguard.  I am pretty sure that the one I tried had
    21 frets as did the Yngwie Malmsteen model.  I can check with the
    local dealer to find out for sure.   

                                        
    
    
    Who knows?
    
    
    Don

Perhaps you can drop down an octave, and pinch a harmonic...

jc (Forever harmonic happy...)

    If you hit the string with the side of your pick where the 22nd fret
    would be, you might be able to come close. I've fiddled with the song a
    little bit, and every note on the 22nd fret is in scale. ( I haven't
    tried to learn the lead, I just jam over it ) This would mean that
    these tricks would wear you out pretty quick. It might be OK to play
    with a parametric EQ and drop down an octave.
    
    							Good Luck . . .
    
    							John.

    
    	Thanks for all the info. Maybe I'll just keep using my 
    	Les Paul.
    
    	re.4
    	I wouldnt put an extra fret on for just ONE solo. A few
    	solos I play I need that extra fret.
    
    	re.6
    	I dont think I could been the 21st fret up 1/2 step. I
    	have enough problem bending the 17th(?) fret up at the
    	same time a whole step and holding it there. Good idea
    	though, if I was Clapton.(not to metion that note after 
    	that part where he bends the 19th fret about 3 whole steps)
    
    	re.10
    	I thought about using that trick with the edge of the pick 
    	before, but I just cant do it.
    
    				Thanks for the help.
    					Steve